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Saturday, May 09, 2015

O'Connor inks deal with Ottawa; Coyle added to Team USA

Junior
goalie Matt O’Connor made it official on Saturday, giving up his final year of
eligibility to sign a two-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators.
The Toronto native whose 25 wins this season are second
only to Kieran Millan’s 29 in 2008-09, will receive a maximum of $925,000
for the two seasons. He also considered offers from Vancouver, Edmonton and
the New York Rangers.

"I
had to go someplace where I'm going to develop and I feel that Ottawa is a
great place for me to develop as a goalie," O'Connor told the Senators
website Saturday.

O’Connor
will find several BU connections in Ottawa. Former Terriers Eric Gryba, a
member of the 2009 national championship team, and Alex Chiasson, BU’s MVP in
2011-12, skate for the Senators. At AHL Binghamton, where O’Connor is likely to
play next season, the assistant coach is Steve Stirling, captain of BU’s 1971
national champs, an All-American and a member of the BU Athletics Hall of Fame.

Thanks
to the blog reader who pointed out this video highlight reel of the Terriers’
2014-15 season.

Former
Terrier Charlie Coyle, whose Minnesota Wild was eliminated by Chicago, has been
added
to Team USA in the Czech Republic for the IIHF World Championships, joining
Jack Eichel and Nick Bonino. Team USA brings a 4-1 record into Sunday’s game
against Slovenia. Game time is 10:15 a.m. ET with NBCSN airing the game on a delayed basis at 3 p.m. ET.

Corey
Trivino’s goal in triple overtime kept the Florida Everblades from being
eliminated by South Carolina, as the Everblades won, 2-1,
on Wednesday. Friday night, he scored a goal and assisted on the overtime
winner as Florida won, 5-4.